Notes from the pianist's bench
Boris Berman, an internationally known Russian-trained concert pianist and highly respected teacher, here draws on his vast experience to explore issues of piano technique and music interpretation. Combining explanations and advice with anecdotes about his students, colleagues, and former teachers, he also provides many insights into the psychological aspects of musical performance and the teaching of music. Berman thoroughly examines such practical matters in piano playing as sound and touch, …
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- Full title :Notes from the pianist's bench / Boris Berman.
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Boris Berman, an internationally known Russian-trained concert pianist and highly respected teacher, here draws on his vast experience to explore issues of piano technique and music interpretation. Combining explanations and advice with anecdotes about his students, colleagues, and former teachers, he also provides many insights into the psychological aspects of musical performance and the teaching of music. Berman thoroughly examines such practical matters in piano playing as sound and touch, technique, pedaling, and articulation. He gives tips on choosing editions, selecting the best fingering, memorizing, and making the most efficient use of practice time. He gives equal emphasis to issues of interpretation, discussing ways to decipher the inner content of a piece of music. And he offers suggestions about how to prepare emotionally for a performance, how to confront stage anxiety, and how to adapt teaching approaches to the individual students. Informative and entertaining, this book will be welcomed by piano students, teachers, and anyone else interested in the art of piano playing [Publisher description].
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- Publication Date:©2000.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Yale University Press
- Place of Publication:New Haven
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:xi, 223 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0300083750, 9780300083750, 9780300093988, 0300093985
- oclc:ocm43701697
- LC Classification:MT220
- Dewey Decimal:786.2/193
Table of Contents
Sound and touch -- Technique -- Articulation and phrasing -- Matters of time -- Pedaling -- Practicing -- Deciphering the composer's message -- Seeing the big picture -- Technique of the soul -- At the performance (and prior to it) -- The art of teaching and the art of learning.
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